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MapEntityDataSource and InsertEntityDatasource begin called in data entity?

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Posted on by @rp@n 56

Hi

When MapEntityDataSource and InsertEntityDatasource begin called in data entity?

Please give me more shed on this 

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    Blue Wang Profile Picture
    Blue Wang Microsoft Employee on at

    Hi @rp@n,

    Please check this entity method called sequence:

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    @rp@n 56 on at

    Thanks Blue,

    Those methods ( MapEntityDataSource and InsertEntityDstaSource ) is called during Staging to Target also?

    Please give me more shed on this

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    @rp@n 56 on at

    Hi,

    Please anyone clarify me on this

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    Gunjan Bhattachayya Profile Picture
    Gunjan Bhattachayya 35,423 on at

    Hi Arpan,

    mapEntityToDatasource is used to map the staging field to target data source. For an example, in CustCustomerV3Entity,  this method is used to map EmployeeResponsibleNumber to MainContractWorker. In this entity, EmployeeResponsibleNumber is an unmapped field and MainContracWorker is marked with an access modifier "Private".

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    insertEntityDataSource method is used to perform additional operations while inserting new records. In the same entity as mentioned above,  this method has been overridden to validate customer record if an invoice account is being mentioned (different from the customer account).

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    Both of these will be executed during writing from staging to target.

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    @rp@n 56 on at

    Thanks Gunjan

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